(pronounced BIH-voo-ack) Temporary soldier encampment in which soldiers were provided no shelter other than what could be assembled quickly, such as branches; sleeping in the open.  See image »

1702, from French bivouac (17c.), ultimately from Swiss/Alsatian biwacht "night guard," from bei- "double, additional" + wacht "guard" (see wait (v.)). Original meaning w [..]

A temporary military encampment or the act of camping out at night.

Soldier’s camp in the field - outside        

A temporary encampment, often in an unsheltered area.

a temporary structure formed to protect the queen and larvae of army and driver ants. Read more on: Bivouac

noun Definition: a temporary camp for the night Example Sentence: We stayed at a bivouac.

(n) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers(n) a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent(v) live in or as if in a tent

The site where a tent is set up. To spend a night out without a tent.

The mass of army ant workers within which the queen and brood, live while the colony is not on the move. Bivoltine.

, in army ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), the mass of workers within which the queen and brood find refuge (Wilson).

An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering. Any temporary encampment. A temporary shelter constructed generally for a few nights. * '''2005''', ''Boston Globe'', September 2 [..]